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Republicans 2008: Giuliani 25%, McCain 17%
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Public backing for Rudy Giuliani fell among Republican Party supporters in the United States, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 25 per cent of respondents would vote for the former New York City mayor in a 2008 presidential primary, down five points in a week.
Arizona senator John McCain is second with 17 per cent, followed by actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson with 16 per cent, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney with 12 per cent, and former House of Representatives speaker Newt Gingrich with eight per cent.
On May 6, Gingrich criticized Democratic New York senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, saying, "If she honestly believed that we should get out of Iraq, vote 'No' on the funding. The Congress has every authority under the Constitution to force the president out of Iraq."
In American elections, candidates require 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the White House. In November 2004, Republican George W. Bush earned a second term after securing 286 electoral votes from 31 states. Democratic nominee John Kerry received 252 electoral votes from 19 states and the District of Columbia.
Bush is ineligible for a third term in office. The next presidential election is scheduled for November 2008.
Polling Data
Republican Presidential Primary Contenders
May 3 | Apr. 26 | Apr. 19 | |
Rudy Giuliani | 25% | 30% | 28% |
John McCain | 17% | 14% | 15% |
Fred Thompson | 16% | 14% | 12% |
Mitt Romney | 12% | 11% | 10% |
Newt Gingrich | 8% | 8% | -- |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 620 likely Republican voters, conducted from Apr. 30 to May 3, 2007. Margin of error is 4 per cent.